Bottle-washing attachment.



P. D. LAIBLE. BOTTLE WASHING ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21', 1912.

Patented Dec.'10, 1912.

ORNEY PHILIP '.D. LAIBLE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BOTTLE-WASHING ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

Application filed March 21, 1912. Serial No. 685,197.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILII D. LAIBLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-WashingAttachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an attachment for bottle-washing machines, andcomprises a brushing or wiping device which can be folded to pass downin a tube when it passes from the bottle, and which is adapted to extendwhen it passes into the bottle so as to wipe the sides of the bottle andalso to wipe the bottom.

The attachment comprises a quickly detachable end-tube which holds thewiping or brushing element, that is secure against accidental separationor removal, and which can be intentionally taken off with very littletrouble and with no loss of time.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which-Figure 1 is a view of my device inserted in afbottle, the rest of themachine being left off as it is apparent to any one skilled in the artas to how these attachments are used in bottle-washing machines. Fig. 2is a section of the top portion of the attachment, and Fig. 3 is anelevation of the top end of the lower element or tube. Fig. 4 is an endview of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the wiping or brushingelement. Fig. 6 is a view of one of the arms for holding the wiping orbrushing element.

The device is adapted to wash a bottle 10 which is held in any type ofmachine, these bottles being usually suspended, upside down, the wipingattachment entering a tube in the bottom thereof and being heldcollapsed when not in the bottle.

The attachment or bottle-washing portion of the machine consists of atube 11 which is provided with arms 12 pivoted on a pin 13 at their endsso as to swing in relation to each other and to the tube 11 throughwhich the pin 13 passes. The arms 12 pass through slots 14 in the sidesof the tube.

Links 15 are pivoted at their ends to the arms 12 on opposite sides ofthe pin 13 as at- 16 and are hinged to a block 17 which is fastened toone end of a tension spring 18 which is secured at its end to a pin 19in the tube 11. This spring normally pulls the links 15 downward andthey pull the arms 12 apart. The arms 12 are slipped into sockets 20 inthe sleeves 21 of the rubber or similar elastic or pliable wiping orbrushing element 22 which has a web 23 connecting the fins 24 on itsends. The web is preferably made with an inwardly curved top edge sothat itcan fit a bottle with its bottom convex on the inside. The armsand links enable the rubber or other wiping element to fold up to passin and out of the neck of the bottle. The links, by engaging the bot tomedges of the slots 14, limit the outward. movement of the arms 12. Thearms 12 are made so as to vprevent the accidental slipping of the wipingelement 22 from them. I prefer to make them as shown in Fig. 6. The armhas a spear-head 25 with a rounded end 26 that permits its insertioninto and passage through one of the sockets 20 without hindrance, butthe shoulders 27 act to grip the sides of the socket to prevent thewithdrawal of the sleeve 21 without force.

A compression spring 28 is placed between the pin 19 and a projectingstud or screw 29 which is'placed part way up the tube from its bottomend. A second or supply tube 30 fits in the bottom of the tube 11 andconducts water thereto, the water passing out through the upper end ofthe tube 11. The second tube 30 has a slot therein which has ahook-shaped entrance portion 31, the inner or hooked end 32 of whichforms a high point or seat where it merges with the spiral part 33 ofthe slot.

When the second tube is inserted in the first, its end pushes on thespring 28 and compresses it. The pin 29 enters the entrance 31 of theslot, and by a slight twist, the screw or stud 29 is placed in the seat32 after passing over the nose 34. The spring 28 has a normal tendencyto force the tubes apart, andthis holds the stud in its seat.

The bottle rotates in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1, and when ithas a binding on the wiping element or an obstruction meets this wiper,the stud bears on the spiral part 33 of the slot and is forced down toprevent breakage of the parts. The

spring 28 is compressed When this forcing takes place, but the spring isstrong enough to insure the holding of the stud 29 in its seat 32 sothat the two tubes normally are held together to cause the Wiper toclean the inside of the bottle.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is 1. A bottle-Washingbrush comprising a tube having brushing elements projecting therefromand having an internal pin, a tube fitting in the bottom of the firsttube, the second tube having a spiral slot emerging from the top of thesecond tube, in the form of a hook-shaped end the juncture of the spiraland the hook-shaped end forming a seat for the pin of the first tube,and spring means for forcing the tubes so as to normally place the pinin the seat.

2. A bottle-Washing attachment comprising a tube having projectingbrushing elements, means for supporting the brushing elements so thatthey can fold, said means acting to normally force the brushing elementsto their extended position, a pin in the tube, a second'tube fitting inthe bottom of the first tube and having a slot emerging from the upperend of the second tube in the form of a hook-shaped opening, the innerend of the hook-shaped opening merging into a downwardly extendingspiral, the juncture of the hook-shaped portion and'the spiral forming aseat to receive the pin of the first tube, and a spring bearing on thetwo tubes for normally forcing the pin to its seat When the pin is inthe slot.

3. A bottle-Washing attachment comprising a tube havinga pair of armspivoted at their inner ends, a pair of links pivoted at their ends tothe arms on opposite sides of the pivot of the arms, the pivot of thearms passing through the sides of the tube, spring mechanism connectedto the tube and to the links for normally forcing the links to spreadthearms, a brushing element secured to'the arms, a pin in the tube, asecond tube having a slot in its top edge, the slot Where it enters thetube forming a hook shaped opening, the end of the hook-shaped openingmerging into a spiral, the slot being adapted to receive the pin of thefirst tube, the juncture of the hook-shaped opening and the spiralforming a seat for the pin, and spring means for normally forcing thepin to its seat.

4. A bottle-Washing attachment compris ing a tube having a pair of armspivoted at their inner ends, a pair of links pivoted at their ends tothe arms on opposite sides of the pivot of the arms, the pivot of thearms passing through the sides of the tube, spring mechanism connectedto the tube and to the links for normally forcing the links to spreadthe arms, a brushing element secured to the arms, a pin in the tube, asecond tube having a slot in its top edge, the slot Where it enters thetube forming a hook-shaped opening, the end of the hook shaped openingmerging into a spiral, the slot being adapted to receive the pin of thefirst tube, the juncture of the hook-shaped opening and the spiral Jforming a seat for the pin, and a spring bearing onthe tubes With atendency to force them apart whereby the pin When it is in the slot isforced to its seat.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my handthis 20th day of March, 1912.

I PHILIP D. LAIBLE. Witnesses:

WM. H. CAMFIELD, M. A. JOHNSON.

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